A knock could be heard at the door of the flat Jake lives in.
"Jake Hecosios! Are you home? It's past two days since the deadline. Pay up the rent or leave!"
Outside the door was a middle-aged woman in a red dress. She was knocking with an umbrella and nervously looking at the watch in her right hand. From an apartment near the flat a door opened and a man in a blue outfit came outside. He then approached the fuming lady and said in a sleepy tone:
"G'morning miss Gilbermore. What happened that needed you to be here in person? " The man named Tim said with a puzzled face.
"Quit the formalities and open this door! " she said kicking the door.
The man didn't ask questions nor did he want to after seeing the owner of the motel like that. He returned to his apartment from where he returned with a row of keys in his hands.
'Wonder what did that poor boy has done to infuriate miss Gilbermore like that.'
The lady stood back as the man was unlocking the door. The sound of the unlocked door was heard followed by the door falling from the hinges.
"Thank you, Tim," she said with a smile on her face. She entered the apartment while the man stood frozen gazing at the remains of the door made from massive wood, now rubbish.
'Good thing I kept my dark thoughts to myself, or else I would be in the place of that door.' Tim thought with cold sweat running down his spine.
As he was standing there, more doors were now opened and people were glancing at the scene with curiosity. The silence that was occasionally disturbed by doors opening or miss Gilbermore was broken by a scream.
"What happened to you?! " Wake up you lazy bug!"
Tim followed inside the flat, avoiding the broken door and going to what looked like the kitchen. There he saw miss Gilbermore slapping a youngster on the cheeks. He gave it no attention until a trace of blood was seen on his forehead.
"Miss Gilbermore, I think Mr Hecosios is unconscious," he explained.
For a second the woman stopped from her round of slapping and took a better look at the boy.
"Call an ambulance, NOW!"
"As you wish."
In the minds of both of them, only one thought crossed at the same time: 'How did this could happen?'
*
Jake was half awake. His memories were all fuzzy and could not move any muscle in his body. He opened his eyes to take a look around, but it seemed that he was in a dark room.
'Where am I?' he asked to himself, little to know his question will be answered in less than a minute.
The sound of a door opening made Jake move his eyes in the direction of the sound.
"So he is awake. I want you to go grab the book and open the lights" a deep male voice reverberated in MC every joint and muscle.
When Jake heard the word light, he knew he needed to close his eyes, but was too slow, thus a blinding beam of light crashed on his face.
"Well now kid..." the voice spoke again "Let's see what you have to say to us"